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Abbey Street/Castle street

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  • 02-10-2017 3:14pm
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    BronsonTB
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    Abbey Street/Castle street junction

    With the recent water works, drivers were allowed drive from Abbey street directly into castle street.

    I notice this trend has continued even after the water works have long been completed on Teeling street.

    Has the rule changed permanently or are drivers just ignoring the road signs anyway?
    (Dangerous for pedestrians crossing on castle street as drivers are speeding up from Abbey street to get across the junction & into castle street asap)

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    El Weirdo
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    People have been ignoring those signs for as long as I can remember.


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    Mint Sauce
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    El Weirdo wrote: »
    People have been ignoring those signs for as long as I can remember.

    Well a lot more going straight now, compared to before the works started, so maybe the restrictions have been lifted.


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    Buford T Justice
    Registered Users Posts: 6,259 ✭✭✭Buford T Justice


    The signs are no longer there saying you can't do it, so there's no reason not to if you ask me


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    Mint Sauce
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    TBH, dont drive that way to often, as always found it slightly more to negotiate, and see what traffic was coming up Thomas Street due to the building/road layout. Even remember my driving instructor suggesting to use the reflections from all the glass on the ESB building, as an additional guide to try and see approaching traffic. Also since the restrictions have appeared to be lifted, and new road markings, traffic appears to exit from it quicker. At least with Picklington Terrace/St Brigids Place a little further up, the junction is traffic light controlled.


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    BronsonTB
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    Maybe with O'Connell Street closed there is a 'blind eye' view of it as I've now seen cars crossing straight over in front of the squad car with no action taken.

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    loki7777
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    Buford T Justice wrote: »
    The signs are no longer there saying you can't do it, so there's no reason not to if you ask me
    The sign is on the right now not on the left also only turn left marked on road.


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    Gipo3
    Registered Users Posts: 556 ✭✭✭Gipo3


    loki7777 wrote: »
    The sign is on the right now not on the left also only turn left marked on road.

    That sign on right is for one way on Bridge st (from Teeling st direction), just been twisted due to scaffolding.

    For Abbey street traffic there is only sign for no right turn, but there is also still the road markings that say "left turn only"


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